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Harvey Parson

Harvey Parson, a native of Prairie, Miss., served as managing editor at Mississippi Today from September 2017 until July 2020. He worked with newsroom leaders to oversee editorial production and staff development while leading the effort to partner with other newsrooms. A graduate of Mississippi State University, Harvey came to our newsroom with more than 30 years of experience in journalism, during which he worked at Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Arizona Republic and Phoenix Gazette.

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Posted inMississippi Culture

Brenda Travis took a stand and was ordered to leave state at 17 or forfeit her freedom

by Harvey Parson August 17, 2018May 10, 2021

Mississippi’s Exiled Daughter is the story of how two days in 1961 forever altered the life of a 16 year old from McComb

Posted inMississippi Roundup

MSU gets $7 million grant for project to help ease gridlock

by Harvey Parson March 7, 2018May 10, 2021
Posted inMississippi Roundup

Mississippi congressman part of effort to halt sleeping in the Capitol

by Harvey Parson March 6, 2018May 10, 2021
Posted inMississippi Roundup

How Kemper power plant’s ‘clean coal’ effort collapsed

by Harvey Parson March 2, 2018May 10, 2021
Posted inMississippi Roundup

Reps. John Lewis, Bennie Thompson to attend Civil Rights Museum event

by Harvey Parson January 17, 2018May 10, 2021
Posted inMississippi Roundup, Uncategorized

Greenville weighs paddling students — but only with parents’ OK

by Harvey Parson December 27, 2017May 10, 2021
Posted inMississippi Roundup

Former archbishop Law’s death met with anger from some, sorrow from others

by Harvey Parson December 20, 2017May 10, 2021
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